#moodboard making

[child-of-space]

For @mirrorjtkirk <3

[cvst3r]

okaaay so since you do moodboards for actors could pretty please do one for David Howard Thornton 😭😭

[kitthefoxkin]

Okay so how the actual flip do you use Canva😭😭 I don't understand, how do you make the moodboard and everything on there?? /genq

it definitely takes a while to get used to, but I can explain my process!! I'll put it below the cut since I'm gonna use screenshots to explain and I don't want it taking up y'all's dash lol

first, I like to use this preset to get the size right so it's a perfect square!

now you have a blank page! clicking "design", you can access a bunch of templates meant for a square page.

anything with a crown icon is premium (meaning you need to pay), but there's plenty of other options! the 3x3 template with various colors of clouds is the one that I use.

once you choose your template, you can click the images and hit "replace" to change them with whatever pictures you have in your gallery that you want to use to make your board! you can do the same with the background, or you can choose a flat color. you can get rid of the shadows by clicking them and hitting the trash icon, but I like to keep them for aesthetic purposes :3

i hope this explains it well!! I'll add this post to my intro so y'all can access it anytime :3

[cryoboards]

Aurora Aksnes - cold theme

Reblogs appreciated

Self indulgent and one of many to post soon

[shimmering-stims-archive]

Coping with the new Tumblr Mobile image layout (outdated)

Tumblr has once again made a bad decision. As you may know gifs in mobile now work different and many stimboards/moodboards have been ruined by it. Here are some tips to make your boards consistent on both mobile and web.

Why is this happening?

Tumblr mobile now show images as their real size. Before if you have a 600x600px image beside a 400x400 one the images would scale down perfectly since they had the same aspect ratio. Now if you have a 600x600px image beside a 400x400 one the images will be disproportionate to each other throwing off the whole board.

About moodboards

With moodboards I'd personally recommend just compiling them all in one big image then posting that image to Tumblr. This protects your board from current and future Tumblr tomfoolery. I personally use Photopea to make mine but other popular sites include: Canva, Picsart and Ibis Paint. Also you should export your big image as a png since they are higher quality and compress better.

Here is a template for a moodboard layout but you can make your own if you want special layouts or want to make it fancy.

About stimboards

Stimboards require a much more tedious process. You will now have to resize all your gifs and central image to be the exact same size being the same aspect ratio doesn't cut it anymore. I'd recommend going with 300x300px or 350x350px since 400px is where a good amount of gifs start to go over the file size limit (10MB).

For resizing I'd recommend using EZgif it is your best ally when it comes to editing gifs.

What about my old boards?

They're kinda messed up forever now. Unless Tumblr fixes their mistake or adds an option for different ways to display images in a post. If you want to redo them I would hold off for now since this is a relatively new update and it only affects mobile so there is a chance it will be undone.

[lgbtquiap-moodboards]

Hi! I wanted to ask you how you make your moodboards?

Hey!

This might sound a bit strange, but I actually use the pages app (for apple devices) to make my moodboards. Once I have collected my images, Pages has functions that let me crop the images, position them precisely at certain coordinates (so I can get the grids I like), and even has some functions to adjust the saturation and angles of images. I can post a more detailed tutorial if people are interested!

[astroherogirl]

Hey can u tell me how you make your moodboards if u don't mind?

Hey, there! It’s really plain, honestly; there are few apps that I am using,

Layout from Instagram

We Heart It

Pinterest

I utilize We Heart It & Pinterest for gathering pictures, however, you can pick any app or site you want;

And, the layout easiest way to create a mood board, when you download it or look into it you will understand. There are too many options there. I hope this will help you! If you had any inquires about ask away again! ♡